With the iPhone 3G just over the sun-eating horizon, and the iPhone 2.0 OS already out and about, iPhone hacking fans are probably eager as beavers to get their next-generation iPhone 3G’s and iPhones with updated firmwares on the path to being jailbroken and even unlocked. The venerable iPhone Dev Team has posted screenshots of…
Apple preparing to launch AppStore as early as July 8?
Well that sure would be a surprise (or not, considering Apple’s penchant for throwing change-ups). While the world has been put on notice that Apple would be launching their AppStore on July 11th, to coincide with the iPhone 3G’s global launch, there are rumors flying around that Apple might kick off the festivities a little…
Android on your Nokia N810 Internet Tablet – Made easy with Android Installer
Can’t wait to get a taste of Google’s Linux-based Android OS? Well, Nokia N810 Internet Tablet owners are in luck. With Android getting ported to handsets like it’s going out of style, it was only a matter of time before an easy-as-pie Android Installer came to light. Enter the Android Installer for the Nokia N810…
Matias Duarte bringing Sidekick, Helio UI expertise to Palm’s new PalmOS Nova
While Helio’s wireless experience left so much to be desired that the company has resorted to gussying itself up as Virgin Mobile’s main-course meal, the MVNO’s handsets featured custom-designed UIs (User Interfaces) that offered top-notch user experiences. That same designer, Matias Duarte, also had a huge hand in crafting Danger’s Sidekick UI, owing to the…
Palm Treo 700wx does Windows Mobile 6
Sprint, Verizon, and Alltel subscribers with Palm Treo 700wx smartphones in hand, take heed. Following on Sprint’s “minor update” released earlier this year, ROM cooks (“chefs,” as we like to call them) have managed to get a fully-working Windows Mobile 6.0 installation running on a Palm Treo 700wx. The Windows Mobile 6.0 AKU 4.2 ROM…
Flash Lite meet iPhone, iPhone meet Flash content
While still nothing close to a fully-acceptable Flash-based browsing experience, Thomas Joos has managed to bring Flash Lite to the iPhone. The porting of Flash Lite bodes well for the possibility of having real-deal Flash support on the iPhone in the future – whether Apple will officially support such an undertaking is unclear, perhaps a…
MOTODEV Studio for UIQ Beta now available
I mentioned the other day that Motorola sent out an email communication regarding the position of MOTODEV (their Developer programme) in relation to the Symbian Foundation announcement – well they have followed that up with a message dedicated to the availbility of MOTODEV Studio for UIQ Beta. As Moto neatly explains: MOTODEV Studio for UIQ…
MOTODEV Symbian Foundation Announcement
Crumbs, it’s a busy day on email today – and Motorola seems to be the cause of it. This time it’s MOTODEV (the developer forum for Moto) firing out a mail to clarify their position on the Symbian Foundation Announcement. Luckily it seems to be business as usual, you can read the full text of…
Apple looking to enable iPhone as iTunes wireless remote – iPhone as remote control for iTunes
While not exactly a new idea for the iPhone, it seems that Apple is capitalizing on the iPhone’s huge multi-touch display to bring wireless remote-control functionality to iTunes. The latest iTunes 7.7 preview that was released to developers indicates that Apple is preparing to enable iPhones and iPod Touches as wireless remote controls for iTunes.…
Apple released iPhone SDK beta 8
It’s live! The latest iPhone SDK has been seeded to developers looking to get their wares ready for the AppStore launch on July 11. The iPhone SDK beta 8 is the SDK that will work with the final iPhone 2.0 OS firmware – the “Gold Master” if you will. Today is the day that speculation…